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Old 06-29-2026, 11:58 AM
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Could it be leftover MFG tooling? Could it be from a mandrel or some factory fixture that was used to carry cranks around or to locate the completed engine during the MFG process? The tool and die shop just threw a random washer on the end of the MFG fixture, and it happens to stick in a crank some summer day in 1969?

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